Baby dies of meningitis just 24 hours after falling ill despite having jabs to protect her against the deadly disease

An baby girl has died 24 hours after contracting meningitis - despite having all her jabs to prevent the disease.
Zoe O'connor, 29, and partner Jamie Jeremiah, 34, were forced to say their final goodbyes to their baby daughter, Ava, after she contracted meningitis and septicaemia.
The devastated couple, from Swansea, had only just celebrated her first birthday and had taken all the precautions to prevent meningitis by having the newly introduced vaccinations.
Ava was taken to hospital but her organs had already started shutting down.
Just 24 hours after first falling ill in April, she died... read more

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